The community organizing group ACORN on Wednesday announced a hiring freeze, new training programs and an independent review of its programs after the recent release of a series of videotapes embarrassing to the agency.
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How Facebook Is Affecting School Reunions
Who got fat, who got hot, and is that old crush of mine still single? Whatever happened to that weird kid with the hair
Mediation next step in teen Muslim-Christian case
A judge has ordered mediation in the case of a teen girl who says her family threatened to kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Poll: Nearly half support Sotomayor’s confirmation
Days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
U.N. seeks full access to Sri Lankan refugee camps
Shell-shocked and scarred both inside and out, they huddle in tents, water and medicine in short supply — hundreds of thousands of people, civilian victims of Sri Lanka’s recently-ended civil war. “We suffered a lot because shelling was coming from everywhere,” said a 38-year-old man identifying himself as Vishwamala. “Firing, shelling — many, many people have died …
Clinton hits milestone in trying to clear campaign debt
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reached an important milestone Wednesday in her quest to pay the debt from her failed 2008 presidential bid: For the first time in eight months, her campaign committee reported having more money in the bank than it owes.
Israeli military rejects Gaza abuse claims
The Israeli military on Monday rejected allegations that its soldiers committed atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza. The conclusion follows a military police investigation into claims made at a conference that the army had intentionally killed civilians and damaged property during Israel’s incursion into Gaza in December and January